Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:29:59 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Flying cars, was  Alternative reality v SF
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> omni at omniphile.com 4/29/2005 1:25:40 PM >>>
>At 01:11 PM 4/29/05 -0400, Paul Haggerty wrote:
>>Candy Madigan wrote:
>>
>>>>Flying cars exist and have for 50 years or more.  Drive up to the
wings,
>
>>>Ooh, tell me more!
>>
>>Check out http://www.moller.com/skycar
>
>And for more on the older, and actually produced and sold, flying
cars, as
>well as a newer, currently in prototype stage, version:
>
>http://www.aerocar.com/
>
>Like most things aeronautical, it's designed strictly for
Munchkins...sigh.

I, for one, am quite happy the flying car idea never really, er, took
off.   Considering how poorly too many people drive in 2 dimensions, the
thought of these clowns zipping along in 3 dimensions... no thanks.  I
don't want to be constantly worrying about the results of accidents "up
there" raining down on me.

mjw